Fearless Money

Still out of my normal comfort zone with money here. Today I need to spend $16,000.
By the way, I am on vacation, so the daily game posts may not match up exactly with real-time. I’m just going to play one day each time I have a moment to post, and an internet signal […]

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On today’s Prosperity Game, I’m going to have to begin to break out of my normal world a bit.
I’ve just never priced things at this level, even though they are things I’ve wanted for ages. So, I’m going to have to do ballpark expenditures. It is actually quite fun to estimate what I […]

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I’m breaking the rules with today’s Prosperity Game!
I know I said I wouldn’t think about debt in the game, only things that would "make my heart sing." But … it would make my heart sing to pay off the rest of my consumer debt.
Day 9, $12,000
Depositing $12,000 into the First Dream Bank, I […]

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In the second week of the Prosperity game, I’m jumping up the daily deposit to start at $10,000. This will be an interesting challenge to spend fruitfully!
Day 8, $10,000
Starting at $0 from last week, the First Bank of the Dream now has $10,000 newly deposited into my account.
Daily spend:

$7,900 - One year kindergarten tuition […]

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Continuing the fun of playing the Prosperity Game, I am finally reaching some serious money. I’m definitely out of my accustomed "level" where I’ve become used to living with money.
Discussing the game with my wife at lunch today, she asked "What’s the point of thinking about these things? It would just make me […]

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I’m not even a quarter done with the Prosperity Game and I’ve already learned so much. It may sound like a silly, consumerist indulgence, but it is much more full of teaching than that.
Day 6, $6000
Depositing $6000 into the First Dream Bank, Portland Branch.
Daily spend:

$2500 - Round-trip tickets to San Miguel de Allende for […]

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Continuing with the Prosperity Game, it is getting both more difficult and more interesting for me.

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Continuing the Prosperity Game, I’m definitely feeling "stretched" in just the way I was wanting.Last year, when asked to dream big, to think of what we would want to do or be if we knew we could not fail, both Dustin and I felt weak. It was as if our imagination muscles were flabby in that area. We were so used to being realistic that we almost forgot how to dream.

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On day three of the prosperity game, I put $3000 into my "dream bank account."
It is a more interesting game than I even realized at first. As I was driving to work this morning, I was thinking about how I "should" be spending the dream money. I think that’s the trap, or anyway […]

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While playing the Prosperity Game, I got to thinking about my personal rule-of-thumb for handling real-life windfalls.
This has definitely changed over time. When I was younger, I would simply split the money in halves. 50% to pay down debt (which always needed paying down), and 50% for "something nice." That was nice, […]

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